Security on 3 different computers

Browntoa

open Internet Explorer, then type in where you normally put the web address the following

192.168.1.1

then hit enter

albertross_2

If you do this with a wireless connection, it will drop as soon as you save the wep key, better to wire it up while you are trying to secure it, and (if you have XP with SP2 on all the PC's) also use WPA rather than wep, cos it's more secure.

belfastgal

Browntoa wrote: »

open Internet Explorer, then type in where you normally put the web address the following

192.168.1.1

then hit enter

Do i do that from each of the laptops or either /or
or can i do it from ta main pc ( desktop )

Browntoa

best to do it from the Main PC as it's probably connected by cable

when you turn WEP on, this will keep working but the Laptops will ask for the WEP key you are setting up

you will not need to access the admin panel from the laptops

belfastgal

when i went into the link above it says setup and below it basic set up but wasnt the same as the page you posted.
coulnt see WEP

cledor

belfastgal wrote: »

when i went into the link above it says setup and below it basic set up but wasnt the same as the page you posted.
coulnt see WEP

Which model Linksys router is it?

belfastgal

its wireless 6
wrt54gs
802.11g
2.4ghz

cledor

You can easily download the quick installation guide for it here

Edit :- It's better to use the WPA-2 encryption as it is available on this router.

Eyesparky

WEP is a tad insecure these days. Your tab may have options for WPA Personal, WPA TKIP, WPA AES, WPA-mixed (TKIP and AES)etc. WPA AES is the most secure but might not be compatible with all you wireless equipment. WPA mixed usually works on mixed networks. Instead of a long hexidecimal string you may have a passphrase to enter (make it long and difficult for someone to guess but something you will remember). This will have to be entered in all your connecting laptops and PCs as well as the encryption method eg. "WPA Personal mixed".

In addition to all this I would recommend changing the name of the router to something other than linksys, and choosing the option to turn off SSID broadcast (after you have managed to connect all you PCs to the new name).

Most importantly change the login details for you router to something different to the default of username: admin, password: admin. There are software bots that trawl for routers that are left in their standard settings. If you have a technical friend close at hand it can be a big help. This process can be very frustrating. Agree with the earlier post about doing all this whilst wired directly to the router.

Good luck.